I have compiled a list of codenames used by the NSA/GCHQ that hare affiliated
with hacking and bugging. The recent series of Der Spiegel articles has resulted
in a dramatic expansion of what is known about them.

I have also included my original spreadsheet, for the use of others who have
been maintaining similar lists.

Send any comments or corrections to my twitter handle:
@paulmd199, and I will seek to
integrate them in to a future expanded version. Which will also integrate
codenames from other areas, in order to form a more complete picture.

Just what it sounds like. The owner of the wireless device doesn't
know the NSA is using it. In short, it's been pwned

ALTEREGO QFD

A Question filled Dataset

ANGRYNEIGHBOR

A family of bugs implemented as RF retro reflectors. These
communicate with the use of an external radar wave generator such as CTX4000
or PHOTOANGLO. The signals are then processed by a system such as VIEWPLATE,
(for the VAGRANT video signal). Known implementations: LOUDAUTO(ambient audio).
DROPMIRE (printer/fax), RAGEMASTER (video), SURLYSPAWN (keyboard/mouse).

See also: VAGRANT, DROPMIRE, CTX4000, PHOTOANGLO

ANTO LP PROTOSS GUI

Spotted on IRONCHEF diagram

ARKSTREAM

malicious BIOS flashing program, known to be associated with
DIETYBOUNCE, SWAP

Software included on SPARROW II mini computers. Also seen in
another context on QFIRE slide as part of a TAO covert network..

see also: STRAITBIZARRE, QUANTUM, SPARROW II

BSR

Base Station Router, use for intercepting GSM cell phone signals.
Ships with laptop and accessories, networkable with other units via 802.11.
Supports CANDYGRAM and LANDSHARK capabilities.

BULLDOZER

PCI bus malicious hardware

Installed via interdiction

Byzantine Anchor (BA)

BA, a subset of Byzantine Hades, refers to a group of
associated computer network intrusions with an apparent nexus to China.

Source: Cablegate

Byzantine Candor (BC)

Refers to a certain class of hacking by Chinese actors. Byzantine
Candor is a subset of Byzantine Hades relating to intrusion, including by
means of social engineering involving delivering malicious payloads by email.

Source: Cablegate

Byzantine Hades (BH)

a cover term for a series of related computer network
intrusions with a believed nexus to China, has affected U.S. and foreign
governments as well as cleared defense contractors since at least 2003
Believed to be Chinese state-sponsored (the PLA in particular). Though the
evidence is tenuous. (ca 2009). In general, victims of Chinese-affiliated
hacking are legitimate businesses, including defense contractors. They have
been successful in exfiltrating large volumes of confidential emails and
other sensitive documents.

Source: Cablegate

CANDYGRAM

$40,000.00

Mimics GSM cell tower. Also included in the package are a Windows
XP laptop, and cell phone, that communicate with the unit via SMS messages.
Capable of targeting 200 phone numbers simultaneously

Known products written with it: COTTONMOUTH-I, COTTONMOUTH-II,
COTTONMOUTH-III, DROPOUTJEEP

COMMONDEER

A software based malware, used by the NSA.

see also: SEASONEDMOTH, VALIDATOR

CONJECTURE

A RF communication protocol used by HOWLERMONKEY devices.

see also: HOWLERMONKEY

CONOP

not a codename: Concept of Operations

COTS

Commercial Off the Shelf. When a description of a bug says it
is COTS-based, it means that the components are commercially available, giving
the NSA deniability as to their true source. (Unless you just happen to be
looking at the NSA's leaked product catalog. )

COTTONMOUTH-1 (CM-1)

$20,300.00

USB cable w/ convert RF transmitter/receiver & malware payload

GENIE Compatible, communicates with STRAITBIZARRE, other COTTOMNOUTH
devices, reprogrammable, probably related to DEWSWEEPER (possibly a subclass
of the same)

COTTONMOUTH-II (CM-II)

$4,000.00

A dual-stacked USB port, (the kind that are soldered directly
onto a motherboard), providing a covert long haul relay across
airgapped systems. Like CM-I, and many other systems, it is written with
the CHIMNEYPOOL framework, and communicates via STRAITBIZARRE. Unlike CM-I
and CM-III, it does not incorporate HOWLERMONKEY or TRINITY.

A dual-stacked USB port/RJ45 ethernet jack combo, (the kind
that are soldered directly onto a motherboard), providing a covert RF relay
across airgapped systems. Like CM-I, and many other systems, it is written
with the CHIMNEYPOOL framework, and communicates via STRAITBIZARRE. It can
communicate with other CM devices with the SPECULATION Protocol. It also
integrates TRINITY, and the HOWLERMONKEY RF transceiver.

Application for the HOLLOWPOINT platform, including band-specific
antennas and a laptop for the command and control. Controllable via gibabit
Ethernet Future plans (circa 2008) included WiFi, WiMAX and LTE.

EPICFAIL

attacks against dumb Tor users (?)

ERRONEOUSINGENUITY (ERIN)

Firefox exploit against 13.0  16.0.2

FA

CNE (hacking) technique used against Tor users

FAIRVIEW

a corporate-run SIGAD, part of the NSA's upstream
collection program, that permits cyber access. Thus it is probable
that it is used in QUANTUM collection.

A Firefox exploit, successful against 10 ESR, but failed against
tbb-firefox

FIREWALK

$10,740.00

FIREWALK is a bidirectional network implant, capable of
passively collecting Gigabit Ethernet traffic and injecting Ethernet packets
onto the same target network. Integrates TRINITY and HOWLERMONKEY.
Provides direct or indirect covert RF link to Remote Operations Center via
a VPN. The version in the catalog requires soldering to a motherboard.

a hardware based bug for Dell PowerEdge 1950 and 2950 servers
using Xeon 5100 and 5300 processors. Installation requires intercepting the
server, while it is enroute to its destination, disassembling it and installing
the hardware.

FLYING PIG

GCHQ SSL/TLS exploitation knowledgebase and tool

used for MITM attacks against Petrobras et al

FOXACID

A malicious server that injects malware, by means of spoofed
legitimate-looking pages and does MITM attacks

FOXSEARCH

perhaps a database of all targets to be exploited with FOXACID

FREEFLOW

context: DROPOUTJEEP [and TOTEGHOSTLY 2.0] is compliant
with the FREEFLOW project, therefor it is supported in the TURBULANCE
architecture.

FREEZEPOST

FRIEZERAMP

A communications protocol that certain infected devices use
to communicate with the NSA. It involves HTTPSlink2.

GSM/UTMS/CSMA2000/FRS signal platform. Operates In the 10MHz
to 4GHz range. Includes receiver and antenna. Can both transmit and receive.

See also: ENTOURAGE, NEBULA, GALAXY

HOWLERMONKEY (HM)

$750-$1,000

Covert short to medium range RF Transceiver. Designed to be
integrated with a larger device. Communicates over SPECULATION and CONJECTURE
protocols. Known products that include HOWLERMONKEY are: CM-I, CM-II, FIREWALK,
SUTURESAILOR, and YELLOWPIN.

an internal tor test network ca 2006, with software tools for
the same

Mjolnir was the Hammer of Thor possible pun 
hammer of tor

MOCCASIN

a version of COTTONMOUTH permanently attached to a USB keyboard

MONKEYCALENDAR

$0.00

Malware for GSM Phase 2+ SIM cards that use the SIM Toolkit
(STK). Exfiltrates geolocation data to a preset phone number via SMS.

See also GOPHERSET

MULLENIZE

'USER agent staining, malware

mentioned in context of tor unmasking

MUTANT BROTH

GCHQ tool for identifying targets from data returned by QUANTUM
products

NEBULA

A base station router, for intercepting mobile telephone calls
and data transmissions. Uses the TYPHON GUI. Networkable and controllable
via 802.3 and 802.11.

see also: TYPHON, CYCLONE, DRTBOX, CANDYGRAM, EBSR

NEWTONS CRADLE

GCHQ-run Tor nodes

NIGHTSTAND (NS)

Mobile hacking platform including laptop, case, and antennas.
Targets windows 2000 and XP, running internet explorer 5-6. Attacks occur
over WiFi, and are alleged to be undetectable to the user. Capable of targeting
several systems simultaneously. With the use of amplifiers, attacks can happen
from up to 8 miles away.

NIGHTWATCH

Specialized system for processing, reconstructing and displaying
video signals collected by VAGRANT. And returned to a CSX4000 or a PHOTOANGLO
system. Obsoleted, replaced by VIEWPLATE.

SEE VAGRANT, ANGRYNEIGHBOR, CTX4000, PHOTOANGLO.

OCEAN

Optical Collection System for Raster-Based Computer Screens

Either tempest style, or done by means of bugged cabling (?)

OCONUS

Not a code name - Outside CONtinental US

OLYMPUS

A piece of malware used by the NSA, for the purposes of spying.

see also: SOMBERKNAVE, VALIDATOR, UNITEDRAKE

OLYMPUSFIRE

An exploitation system, that uses malware to completely control
a target Windows PC. Maintained by a NSA-run Listening Post.

OMNIGAT

Spotted on GINSU diagram

ONIONBREATH

Relates to GCHQ efforts against tor hidden services

OSMJCM-II

Spotted in CM-II diagram

PARCHDUSK (PD)

PBD

Persistent BackDoor

PBX

Public Branch Exchange Switch

PHOTOANGLO

$40,000.00

Replaces CTX4000, a continuous radar Wave generator, for the
ANGRYNEIGHBOR family of retro-reflector bugs, including VAGRANT, DROPMIRE,
and LOADAUTO. The signals are then sent to a processing system such as NIGHTWATCH
or VIEWPLATE (which process and display the signals from the VAGRANT
monitor-cable bug). The LFS-2 is listed as another type of processing system.
A joint NSA/GCHQ project.

PICASSO

$2,000.00

GSM handset, carried by a witting operator for bugging conversations
and calls within its range. Includes a panic button for the operator.

PPM

Pulse Position Modulate

PROTOSS

Possibly a bridge between the airgapped system and the Internet

Spotted on COTTONMOUTH-I, CM-II, and FIREWALK diagrams.

PSP

Personal Security Product. Also: President's Surveillance Program.

QFD

Question Filled Dataset

QFIRE

System used for infecting computers. Involves both TURMOIL,
TURBINE, and additional infrastructure. Co-opted routers, according to Appelbaum,
these may in cases be unwitting home or business routers, that have been
pwned. The Goal seems to be to reduce latency, and therefor increase
the success rate of QUANTUMINSERT/FOXACID attacks.

see also: QUANTUM, FOXACID.

QIM/JMSQ

Spotted on IRATEMONK, WISTFULTOLL diagrams

QUANTUM

Perhaps a generalize term for certain styles of hacking used
by NSA and GCHQ. The most popular is the QUANTUMINSERT.

see also: FOXACID, QUANTUM COOKIE, QUANTUM BOT, QUANTUM THEORY.

QUANTUM INSERT (QI)

A style of hacking, involving a man-in the middle attack, involving
a malicious server (dubbed FOXACID) that attempts to outrun a legitimate
server (yahoo and linkedIn are favorites), spoof their pages and insert a
trojan into the unsuspecting user. Both NSA and GCHQ use this term

see also: FOXACID, QUANTUM COOKIE, QUANTUM BOT, QUANTUM THEORY.

QUANTUMBOT

controls IRC bots

QUANTUMCOOKIE

forces browsers to toss their cookies (divulge them)

see also: FOXACID, QUANTUM COOKIE, QUANTUM BOT, QUANTUM THEORY.

QUANTUMCOPPER

corrupts file uploads and downloads. (malware injection on the
fly?). According to Appelbaum, this is also used like the great firewall
of China.

QUANTUMNATION

a system to deploy stage 0 malware such as SEASONEDMOTH.
Stage 0 items are programmed to self-destruct within 30 days.

see also: QUANTUMTHEROY

QUANTUMSKY

resets connections (which ones?)

QUANTUMTHEORY

A GCHQ toolkit for QUANTUM products, that expands the range
of spoofable services. Injects a stage 1 malware,
such as VALIDATOR or COMMONDEER

Software made By Digital Network Technologies (DNT) for controlling
and receiving data from implants. Also involved somewhere in
the process of uploading malicious HD firmware (works with a tool called
SLICKERVICAR to accomplish this)

Known to be used for COTTONMOUTH-I, COTTONMOUTH-II, COTTONMOUTH-III,
DROPOUTJEEP, IRATEMONK, TOTEGHOSTLY 2.0

STRIKEZONE

Context: HOWLERMONKEY is a COTS- based transceiver designed
to be compatible with CONJECTURE/SPECULATION networks and STRIKEZONE devices
running a HOWLERMONKEY personality.

see also: HOWLERMONKEY

STRONGMITE

somewhere on the ROC side of operations....

Spotted on IRONCHEF diagram

STUCCOMONTANA

SCHOOLMONTANA is the cover term for the persistence technique
to deploy a DNT implant to Juniper T-Series Routers. A malicious BIOS
modification.

see also: SCHOOLMONTANA, SIERRAMONTANA, VALIDATOR

STUXNET

A jointly US/Isreali written piece of malware intended to infect,
and physically destroy Iranian nuclear Centrifuges. (which it did) Also spilled
on to non-targeted SCADA systems, causing collateral damage.

SURLYSPAWN

$30.00

A keyboard or mouse bug implemented as an RF retro-reflector
embedded in the cabling. This brings it into the ANGRYNEIGHBOR family of
bugs.

A combination of a malicious BIOS modification and a malicious
Hard Disk firmware modification (in the host protected area) used to maintain
software based malware on the victim computer. Appears to work on a variety
of systems running Windows, Linux, FreeBSD or Solaris. The file system may
be FAT32, NTFS, EXT2, EXT3, or UFS 1.0.

see also: ARKSTREAM, TWISTEDKILT, TUNINGFORK

TAO

Tailored Access Operations. NSA's hacking and bugging unit.

Target Profiler

A tool that lists which targets are vulnerable to exploits,
and which.

see: QUANTUMNATION, QUANTUMTHEORY

TAWDRYYARD

$30.00

An ANGRYNEIGHBOR RF retro-reflector whose purpose is to serve
as a beacon, so the RF wave generator (CTX4000 or PHOTOANGLO) can locate
RAGEMASTER video cable bugs, and home in on them.

Software-based malware for Thuraya 2520 satellite-cellular handsets
running Windows CE. Designed to exfiltrate GPS and GSM geolocation data,
as well as the call log and contact list, and other data via covert SMS messages.
SMS messages are also the means by which the attacker controls the phone.
Implementation requires modifying the phone itself, not yet deployed as of
Oct 2008.

see also: TOTEGHOSTLY

TOTEGHOSTLY 2.0

$0.00

Malware for Windows Mobile -based handsets. Written using DNT's
CHIMNEYPOOL framework, and controlled via STRAITBIZARRE. Used to infiltrate
and exfiltrate files, SMS, contact lists, geolocation via SMS or GPRS data
connection. From or to the victim device The attacker has the ability to
control the camera and microphone, and also send other commands to the device.
The encrypted protocol it uses to communicate is referred to as FRIEZERAMP.

a hard drive firmware updating program used to install malicious
firmware of a victim Hard drive.

see also: SWAP

TYPHON HX

$175,000
(4 month rental)

GSM base station router. Used to collect call logs from targeted
phones. Administrated with a laptop via SMS, but is otherwise a standalone
unit. There is no apparent ability to network these together, though other
units, running the same software can do so (CYCLONE Hx9).

See also: CYCLONE Hx9, CANDYGRAM, DRTBOX, NEBULA

UAV

Unmanned aerial vehicle. A drone.

UNITEDRAKE

A program similar to STRAITBIZARRE, used for uploading malicious
HDD firmware, works with SLICKERVICAR. Known components include a GUI, a
database, and a server, and a manned listening post. It includes a trojan
of the same name. Digital Network Technologies (DNT), a private company,
actively maintains the listening posts for UNITEDRAKE, as well as design
and deploy malware.

Spotted on IRATEMONK diagram

VAGRANT

Collection of computer Screens. The monitor cables are rigged
with an RF retro reflector, (RAGEMASTER). VAGRANT collection therefor requires
a continuous RF generator such as CTX4000 or PHOTOANGLO, and a system to
process and display the returned video signal such as NIGHTWATCH, GOTHAM,
LS-2 (with an external monitor), or VIEWPLATE. Known to be deployed in the
field , as of September 2010 at the following embassies: Brazil's UN Mission
in NY (POKOMOKE), France's UN Mission in NY (BLACKFOOT), India's Embassy
and annex in DC, and India's UN Mission in New York. India's embassies were
slated to be detasked, at the time of the document. Context of documents
seems to suggest, but does not definitively prove that the coverterm VAGRANT
only applies to the signal itself.

See also: CTX4000, DROPMIRE, RAGEMASTER, PHOTOANGLO

VALIDATOR

A software based malware item designed to run on certain Juniper
routers (J, M, and T Series) running the JUNOS operating system. It must
be maintained by means of a malicious BIOS modification. A typical use case
involves the exfiltration of data from the victimized system. A separate
document describes VALIDATOR as a backdoor used against Windows systems (win
98-2003). In this instance, it will identify the system, and if it is truly
a target, invite a more sophisticated trojan in, such as UNITEDRAKE or OLYMPUS.
This trojan has been used to de-anonymize tor users. A third version of VALIDATOR
works for Apple iOS devices. The QUANTUMNATION states that the success rate
against iOS devices is 100%.

See SCHOOLMONTANA, SIERRAMONTANA, STUCCOMONTANA

VIEWPLATE

Replacement for the NIGHTWATCH system.

See NIGHTWATCH, PHOTOANGLO

WAGONBED

a malicious hardware device that provides covert 2-way RF
communications on the I2C channel of HP Proliant 380DL G5 servers. WAGONBED
2 can be mated with a Motorola G20 GSM module to form CROSSBEAM.

See also: CROSSBEAM, IRONCHEF, FLUXBABBIT, GODSURGE

WATERWITCH

Handheld device for homing in on target handsets, used in
conjunction with TYPHON or similar systems to provide more precise location
information.

see also: TYPHON

WHITETAMALE

Operation against the Mexican Public Security Secretariat

WISTFULTOLL

$0.00

A plugin for UNITEDRAKE and STRAITBIZARRE that extracts WMI
and registry information from the victim machine. Also available as a stand-alone
executable. Can be installed either remotely, or by USB thumb drive. In the
latter case, exfiltrated data will be stored on that same thumb drive. Works
on Windows 2000, XP, and 2003